 This means that direct flights from Kenai to Seattle are not only viable, but would significantly reduce travel expenses for anyone leaving the state with a trip beginning on the peninsula. In fact, Penning says the high cost of current airfare out of Kenai actually has an inverse effect on traffic by disincentivizing travel at all. It's a very, very expensive air service market. What happens in markets with fares that high is that it suppresses the traffic.